True North wrote:
On Tuesday, 8 October 2013 22:52:54 UTC-3, F.O.A.D. wrote:
...the battery in my diver's watch died, so I took it to the watch guy I

trust and he told me I'd have to send it off because of the way it was

sealed, the special gaskets, and some kind of vacuum tool needed to

reseal it.



Sheesh.



So I sent it off to the manufacturer's repair shop in Rhode Island, and

the estimate came back for close to $100. To replace a watch battery.

That probably wholesaled for $3.00. The actual price turned out to be

$96 and it took a month.



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I just had the battery replaced in my Swiss Army Titanium watch and felt
cheated when the jeweler's repair guy charged $22.00.
Mine is a screw off too with O gaskets that I wanted intact.
Seems to me that my Virgin Island buddy has a local guy service his dive
watch when he's in Halifax.
This 'local guy' also services a couple of Halifax landmarks...such as
the Town Clock on Citadel Hill and an old military clock on the waterfront.

Damn. My Sagen titanium had a bad catch on the band. For $36 and shipping,
they fix everything. Including the band and clean the watch and new
battery. I think it is only good to 160'.